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The Principles of Application Consolidation
22 April 2009
 
Andy Kyte  

Consolidating applications simplifies the portfolio, reduces IT costs and facilitates the standardization of business processes. To be successful, application consolidation initiatives must be led by business managers with IT support.





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Contents
  • Analysis
    • 1.0 In Praise of Application Duplication
    • 2.0 The Drawbacks of Application Duplication
    • 3.0 The Sources of Application Duplication
    • 4.0 Core and Contextual Application Duplication
    • 5.0 The Four Modes of Application Consolidation
      • 5.1 Instance Consolidation
      • 5.2 Application Reduction
      • 5.3 Application Standardization
      • 5.4 Application Migration
    • 6.0 Application Consolidation for Core Applications
    • 7.0 Application Consolidation for Contextual Applications




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The Principles of Application Consolidation
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The Principles of Application Consolidation
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